COURSES ON COMPLEMENTARY & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE CURRENTLY TAUGHT BY PROFESSOR SHIN LIN AT UC IRVINE
9J Biology of Oriental Medicine (4 credits) Summer Session 1. Lecture, three hours. With lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on learning, the theory and practice of herbal medicine, acupuncture, qigong, and manipulative therapies are explained in Western biomedical terms. The latest basic and clinical research advances in each area are also described. (for non-Biological Sciences majors to satisfy breadth requirement)
9N Introduction to Complementary and Alternative Medicine (4 credits) Summer Session 1. Lecture, three hours. Basic and clinical research on complementary and alternative therapies (e.g., herbal medicine, mind-body practices, energy medicine, acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, Ayurveda), and how such practices are integrated into Western medicine are discussed. Includes lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on learning. (for non-Biological Sciences majors to satisfy breadth requirement)
D124 Biology of Integrative Medicine (4) Winter Quarter. Lecture, three hours. Presentation of biological principles and the latest clinical and basic research on complementary and alternative therapies (e.g., mind-body medicine, energy medicine, herbal medicine, acupuncture, manipulative therapies) and their integration with Western medicine. Lectures supplemented by demonstrations and hands-on learning sessions. (for upper division Biological Sciences majors)
Course Goals and Description:
The primary goal of this course is
to offer students a basic understanding of the principles and practices, and the
biological basis of the Oriental Medicine (OM) originating from
Instructor:
Professor Shin Lin
Credits:
4 Credit hours.
Prerequisites:
None.
Reading Lists and/or Texts:
TOPICAL COURSE OUTLINE
The course will include lectures, demonstrations and student participation.
I. Central Concepts and Philosophy of Oriental Medicine Compared to Western Medicine.
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History of Oriental Medicine
and the present state of its integration into Western medical care and education
in the
§ Principles of Western Evidence-Based Medicine, and its applicability to the practice of and research on Oriental Medicine.
§ Brief review of the structure and function of the major physiological systems of the human body from the Western medical perspective.
§ The principles of Ying/Yang, 5 Elements, and 8 Diagrams as applied to the description of the 5 Zang and 6 Fu Organ systems, their structural and functional relationships and comparison to the Western view of human anatomy and physiology.
§ Qi, meridians, and acupoints, their relationships and their detection by modern physiological and biophysical methods.
§ The 8 principles (Gang) for classification of disorders and diseases, the 4 classes of diagnostic techniques (Tsen), and the 8 classes of methods (Fah) for clinical treatment of disorders.
II. Acupuncture and Related Therapies.
§ Theory and practice of acupuncture and related therapies (e.g., moxibustion, cupping).
§ Clinical studies on disorders that are most treatable by acupuncture and related therapies.
§ Research on acupuncture involving such techniques as brain imaging, electrophysiology, molecular/cell biology, and the use of animal models.
III. Mind/Body Medicine and Energy Medicine.
§ The basic elements of qigong and kung fu and their relationship to other mind/body exercises and therapies such as Yoga, Reike, and mind/body medicine.
§ Clinical studies on beneficial effects of qigong and kung fu practice on major physiological and mental disorders.
§ Biomedical research on changes of physiological parameters based on such techniques as EEG, EKG, electrophysiology, biophotonics, and immunological analyses.
§ Research on the effects of external bioenergy (external qi) on human subjects, cell cultures, and macromolecules in vitro.
§ Explanation of the beneficial effects of qigong and kung fu on the basis of cancer cell biology, neuroimmunology, exercise physiology, and mind/body medicine, etc.
IV. Manipulative Therapies.
§ The relationship between different manipulative therapies (e.g., acupoint massage, shiatsu, tui na) and acupuncture, qigong, and Western modalities such as chiropractic, osteopathy, physical therapy, and sports medicine.
§ Beneficial effects of such therapies explained on the basis of the physiology of bones, muscles, tendons, and the nervous system.
V. Diet and Drugs.
§ The Oriental diet as related to modern concepts for dietary prevention and control of such major disorders as cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
§ Medicinal foods, dietary supplements, and their applications, and regulation by the Food and Drug Administration.
§ Basic concepts on the preparation and use of herbal and botanical drugs.
§ Clinical studies on the efficacy of dietary supplements and drugs.
§ Current research on herbal and botanical drugs, using such technologies as functional genomics, bioinformatics, and nanotechnology.
Other UCI Courses Taught by Professor Shin Lin
§ Lectures on “The Science and Practice of Qigong” in the elective course “Introduction to Oriental Medicine” offered to annually to UCI medical students
§ Undergraduate seminar series “Biology of Chinese Healing Arts”
§ Undergraduate seminar series “Mind/Body Biology and Medicine”
§ Undergraduate Research in “Mind/Body Signaling”